In Voronezh, graffiti depicting the Kursk submarine was destroyed. It will be replaced with "meanings and images of a new world."
The graffiti was painted on the wall of an outbuilding in a residential courtyard on Pobeda Boulevard. Five Voronezh residents were among the sailors who died aboard the Kursk.
Local residents reported that the work was painted over in grey told to the internet channel "TV Gubernia." People are perplexed as to why this was done.
The mayor's office told journalists that the graffiti "over time became unsightly."
Officials promise that the image of the lost submarine will soon be replaced by the winning drawing from the "Meanings and Images of a New World" competition. The competition was part of the "Russian Summer" festival, organized by the regional government.
As noted on the project's website, the project involves "works with a patriotic focus" and "the commemoration of Russia's heroism on the city's facades."
«It's time to loudly declare our position and remind the people of Russia of our past, look together to our future and give the younger generations the opportunity to analyze the present." - such is the call is contained on the main page of "Russian Summer".
The results of the competition will show whether the tragedy that claimed the lives of 118 sailors is included in it.
Sketches of new works are taken from the project website «Russian summer»There they are labeled as "a worthy baggage of patriotic content."